Opportunity

Adult Advocacy Services

  • Moray Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-012128

Published 15 April 2024, 11:15am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Moray Council

High Street

Elgin

IV30 1BX

Email

procurement@moray.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1343563137

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.moray.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00160

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Adult Advocacy Services

Reference number

18/0978

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85320000 - Social services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of advocacy services for adults in Moray

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £968,085

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Main site or place of performance

Moray wide

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Health and Social Care Moray are looking to commission a new single contract for independent advocacy to enable a robust and consistent approach to advocacy across health and social care. This includes all adults who have a legal right to advocacy and allows for a relational, human rights based approach, taking into account the individual and their family or unpaid carer.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £968,085

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 October 2024

End date

30 September 2027

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

2 x 12 month extensions

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

The bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues arising since the date of the last audited financial statements that materially impact the economic and financial standing of the economic operator.

Where the operator is not able to make such a confirmation, full details of the relevant events shall be provided along with an explanation of the expected impact on the bidders economic and financial standing.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 300,000 GBP for the last 3 years.

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

31 May 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

31 May 2024

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

The Moray Council are a full member in the Supplier Development Programme http://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/home.aspx which provides a range of specialist business support activities including the provision of advice, information and training support including webinars with the aim of assisting businesses to become more capable of accessing and competing for public sector contracts.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 26475. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

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six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Elgin Sheriff Court

Sheriff Courthouse, High Street

Elgin

IV30 1BU

Email

elgin@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 343542505

Country

United Kingdom